The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-28
4 DOT EUl DAUDET.


4 Mining Romance From Tho West Worry
lInrd to beat. e3M tsE
DtnHr Republican. E'.I ~. i.
Ono Of the romances OF mining comes in
y Gye.lins item in San francisco paper.
II 10 to The effect that Sandy Bowers man.
sion, ct Franktown, New, is being torn
down. Sandy bowers wna ono OF the
lucky characters in Nevada in IN carly
Jay, when mining claims were divided
INTO "leht" and the operations OF the
hunco stock.,!ealer were unknown. Sandy
owned ten foot on the Bowo!s' claim OH
tho ConlGtock, now known co tho Imperial
Consolidated, snd certain good.!oaking
girl owned another ten tnet. When the
bonanza on the claim wss struck tho own
o,ship OF stnglp foot made man
wealthy. Sandy wsS more than wealthy
he had to throw 10 tho dog, aud while he
did not literally throw 1t thu. way, ho
threw io.a Of It to tho boyo who needed
1t. To know Sandy Bowers was to have
u Hure thing on = stake. When money
was coming III mos. plon:ifully Sandy and
the pretty Gill to whom no had given ton
feet on tho Bo4ers Joined their fortunes
nnd got married, and went to Europe on a
Wedding trip. Sandy was no fool. He
could well act the part Of n cultured gen.
tlsman and Mrs. Bowers could net the part
Of lady. They obtained an Introduction
10 Hristocraeic and royal circles In nearly
every country they visited, and they made
their tour last throo yeara. Mrs. Bowers
wsa presented TO Queen Victoria and she
cut quito daeE In Partisan circles.
During his absence Sandy instructed his
Nevada agent TO build him palace in a
certain spot ut FranktoTn. The location
wEs beautifully chosen. It was on the
edge Of plain, cloae to tho foot OF pins
covered mountain, out OF Whose sides
dubbed hot and cold water springs. The
palace was built OF cut granite. IL was 8
long, wide building, with q wing upon
each side, and glass conservatory on one
end. II contained seventy rooms, each
Qua large, and with high ceilings. TINS
s.ajrcasss we're wide AND Of the most coat
ly aud beautiful wood. The bathrooms
we're finished in marble, and every por-
ton OF tho interior OF the honss wss as
line IS il could be. tbs no, and cold
springs carried water to the house and
The beautiful lawn surrounding it, and
made lakts and .ouuta;ua. In one small
pond wsU l. prstty island, on which wns
bir6-hause made OF elasu. The Stables
were filled with bloode1 atock and the
confesvGtory with rare aud costly plants.
Mr.. Fnd Mrs. Bowers entertained splen.
did!y, anu tho ta!ch-string was always
out. No tired, ioot.sors, OF dosd-b.ote
proprietor ever knocked 81 the door in
vein. Sandy never forgot his old cenpan-
ions or bis old occupation, and, rs the
boys sEij, .'he didn't feel e. id bit big
ger than be did before no wore billed
sbirts." Bu. it didn't last long, for one
day Sandy died, leaving his widow aud
one little yellow barred girl. After biz
death Mia. Bowcra became the victim OF g
very untcrupu!ous swiudler and soon be-
came involved in debt She rented the
hougu ior dance honse and kindred pur-
pcee9, ecd it rapidly went 10 ruin.
FiualIythe little girl died and WAS buried
on tho mountain side beside her father.
Her death broke the spirit of Mrs. Bowers,
who had by that timo Lost her diamonds
and everything che owned, aud she gavo
up tie place 10 the man who held the
mortgage on it. That mau was one OF tho
pennilefs prospectors WIN had been en-.
.cstained Ell her house in the days OF her
prosperity. The whirligig Of mining for
tune brought him his luck, and he is now
& solid ctiz5n Of Reno. AS Tor Mrs. Bow
org she is IN sstroioger and fortune teller
at San Francisco.